Ferrari produced a dominant performance in the opening race of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Qatar, not only by winning the race, but also by taking an historic 1-2-3, filling the entire podium. Former Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen finished fourth with BMW alongside his teammates Dries Vanthor and Raffaele Marciello.
2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button is set to compete in this year’s World Endurance Championship (WEC), including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as part of Jota alongside Earl Bamber and Sébastien Bourdais. Meanwhile, Norman Nato, Will Stevens, and Alex Lynn will drive the other car for Cadillac’s factory team.
It is currently quiet around Sergio Perez. Since the Mexican was sidelined by Red Bull Racing, Max Verstappen’s former teammate has disappeared into anonymity – except for the occasional sponsorship event. However, there are still plenty of rumours flying around about Perez’s racing future. But are any of them real?
Aston Martin have presented their car for the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship this Wednesday: The Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar. With Adrian Newey as co-designer, the British team hope to have a shot at winning the famous 24h of Le Mans for the first time since 1959.
After the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel quit Formula 1. It has now been two full seasons since the four-time world champion has driven a race. Rumours of a comeback have been around from time to time, although these usually involve an entry into endurance racing.
For a long time, McLaren seemed to have a partnership in place with Ford. However, the American manufacturer made the decision to enter a hypercar team of the World Endurance Championship, which leaves McLaren having to find another engine supplier for their WEC project. Or is another option the most logical solution?
With Ford’s announcement to enter the hyperclass class of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) as a manufacturer, the FIA’s endurance championship has once again become a lot more interesting. Max Verstappen will no doubt follow the developments in the series with great interest, as sooner or later he would like to make the switch to this series. And with so many major manufacturers present on the grid, it might just happen sooner rather than later.
Ford has announced that it will participate in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in 2027, meaning the American manufacturer will also compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Big ambitions are coming from Ford in the coming years, as they will also be active in Formula 1 from 2026 in partnership with Red Bull Racing.
